diff --git a/command/plugins.go b/command/plugins.go
index ca94f07b9..ce26b0f85 100644
--- a/command/plugins.go
+++ b/command/plugins.go
@@ -172,6 +172,12 @@ func (m *Meta) pluginDirs(includeAutoInstalled bool) []string {
 // the defined search paths.
 func (m *Meta) providerPluginSet() discovery.PluginMetaSet {
 	plugins := discovery.FindPlugins("provider", m.pluginDirs(true))
+
+	// Add providers defined in the legacy .terraformrc,
+	if m.PluginOverrides != nil {
+		plugins = plugins.OverridePaths(m.PluginOverrides.Providers)
+	}
+
 	plugins, _ = plugins.ValidateVersions()
 
 	for p := range plugins {
@@ -198,6 +204,12 @@ func (m *Meta) providerPluginAutoInstalledSet() discovery.PluginMetaSet {
 // in all locations *except* the auto-install directory.
 func (m *Meta) providerPluginManuallyInstalledSet() discovery.PluginMetaSet {
 	plugins := discovery.FindPlugins("provider", m.pluginDirs(false))
+
+	// Add providers defined in the legacy .terraformrc,
+	if m.PluginOverrides != nil {
+		plugins = plugins.OverridePaths(m.PluginOverrides.Providers)
+	}
+
 	plugins, _ = plugins.ValidateVersions()
 
 	for p := range plugins {